Crawford avalanche., 1887-04-14
ARENSDORF'S ANGUISH.
The Alleged Slayer Of DR.. Haddock
sorely Tried by a Searching
Cross Examination.
He Is Surprised to Find that he Has
0ontradicted His Testimony Be-
fore the Coroner.
[sIoux CITY CORRESPONDENCE. |

[sIoUx CITY CoRREsPoNDENCE.l
Interest in the Arensdorf murder trial,
which has shown no abatement since the
opening day, was greatly intensified when
the accused was placed upon the Witness
stand on Thursday. He testified substan-
tial as follows:
am the defendant in this action. have
lived In Sioux City ten years. am a brewer,
and have been in the business twenty years
learned the trade In Belgium. and came to this
city in 1877. During the month OF August, 1886,
l was foreman for the Franz Brothers. Tho
evening OF August was around town. came
down in the afternoon between and 8. 1 went
into Philip Eberle's place, and stayed until
HaSrs s sSss snS rDySsar ss ses
Barnes went with me. l ordered supper. II
was after 10 when We left Barnes went west
and went to the Chicago saloon, where just
halted. Then 1 went to Junks saloon
Mr.. Scollard and Grady were there when 1 ar
rived. went from there to the English Kitch-
on. don't know just what time 1t was I
heard at the English Kitchen that man was
killed, and went from there to where the muir
der happened. remained there a few minutes,
then went to the brewery, and then back to
Junk's, whore remained ten or fifteen minutes
Then went TO my home, in Bluff street. 1 wore
my usual clothing-a blue suit and tail-coat.
did not have ON rubber coat / heard the
testimony Of Leavitt. was not at the corner
OF Fourth and Water when Haddock was killed.
was at the meeting Aug. g. There was no
private meeting, to my knowledge. Nothing
was said in my presence to do up any one
1 heard nothing about hiring two Dutchmen
70 do up any one. l made no remark about
blowing any one up 1 heard no remark
about blowing up any ones house. l had
NO conversation with Leavitt in front OF
Warleichs saloon. 1 had no such. converse
ton as Mrs. Leavitt testfes to have heard
had a conversation with Leavitt at the Stand
ard Theater in relation to his bonds He sent a
man over to see me- He took me into a room
had no conversation with him as to who had
killed Haddock. 1 had no conversation with
Leavitt about keeping still and things would be
all right. l had no conversation with Leavitt
at Junks about who killed Haddock. Inever
had any conversation with him about the muir
der at his theater. did not say at the saloon
mems meeting that there was 500 or $500 in the
treasury, and supposed that would be enough
70 MIRO some one to do up Haddock or other wit
nesses. know Bismarck and wife. She used
to work in the brewery for Mr. Franz but has
not worked there since tho brewery company
was organized. 1 never gave Bismarck any
money at Borsh's beer garden to leave town,
and never gave Fritz Folger any money
TO give him to induce him TO Ieaye
town. I had no conversation with Mrs.
Bismarck about her leaving town. She
sent n note requesting me to come to her house.
She wanted to sell her house, and asked me to
sell 1t for her: bought the house for Adolph
Nepper and he furnished the money-Sl5O 1
bought IL at Mr.. Nepper's request 1 never
heard Mrs. Bismarck speak English. When she
went away she told me she was going to Coun-
Gil Bluffs. did not know she was going to
California had no conversation at the meet
ing OF the saloonmen, on the evening of the I'd,
with Treiber in which he said he had two
Dutchmen who would do up Haddock
l heard no such conversation. 1 did not
have any conversation with Leavitt in
front OF Martin 8 shoe store in which 1
and that 1 not feeling any too
will, nor did ask him IL could depend on him
as a brother. never had any conversation with
Leavitt as charged by him in his testimony I
had no conversation with him about sending
Henry Peters to Nebraska or Germany never
had my conversation with Ieavitt upon that
II Pa
had best wait little while and not go away
until things got more quiet. / did not tell her
any one what he knew about the killing of Mr.
Haddock 1 did not tell her that 1 would
furnish her with man to go with her to Coun-
ell Bluffs. / told her that would see that a
man got her ticket here for Council Bluffs. 7
Mr.. Haddock.
The cross examination of Arensdorf was
very thorough, but he bore it with remark
able nerve. The entire ground was
traversed anew, and with no material break
in bis story. A surprise was given him
and his counsel, however, when he was
confronted by transcript of his evidence
before the Coroner's jury. Portions were
read wherein his statement as to his where
abouts at the time of the murder quite ma
terially differed from his evidence Thurs
day. When asked If he so testified, he
broke down and displayed weakness.
Counsel asked:
Did you testify before the Coroner's Jury the
second day after the murder2 A. Yes, sir.
Q. Were you asked where you were at the
time of the shooting9 A. Yes, sir
Q. Did you not swear before the Coroners
Jury that when you came out of Shepard's,
has got shot, so was ready to 90
homo, and walked that way and when got
there Leard somebody say it was the Rev.
DIR. Haddock?" ?" did YOU swear to thatP A.
can't answer that.
Q. What is your best recollection on that
point2 a. have no recollection about it,
when you heard of the shooting2 A.
II did didn't tell the truth.
Q. Did you tell the Coroner at that time that
you were ~ the English Kitchen when tho |
shooting occurred? A | thought did.
Q, Did you really undertake to tell truthfully
ana exactly where you were ut tho time of the |
know.
O. Was not your memory OF your whereabouts
better day or two aftor the event than IL is |
now? A. don't think it was.
O. Did you not tell Mr.. Delp you were ut Hol- |
lonrads2 A. No. didn't
The defense have mainly directed their |
Efforts toward connecting Leavitt with the |
murder of Haddock, and several witnesses |
nave sworn that he was dressed in light |
'uit Of clothes on the night OF the murder.
|. @. Hart, boarder at Paul Leaders, one
II the defendants, testified positively that
10 WIS pIeSeuL Nneu the IaJal SnOG was
ired, and that Leavitt was the man who
lid the shooting, Leader himself was
equally positive that Arensdorf was not the
nan who fred the shot. He believed
hat Leavitt killed Haddock. Leader,
Arensdorf, Leavitt, and others, Just before
he killing, were in Junk's saloon drinking
,eer.
Arensdorf wore a dark suit--kind of navy
his pants in his big boots. Leavitt
Voro q light hat, n rubber coat, and light pants.
Ieavitt and oil went out together. l didn't go
nth them. went out with Hart second or
wo after Ieavitt. We left Arensdorf In Junk's.
The crowd, headed by Lcavitt, went along the
outh side OF Fourth TO Wator. We followed
ehind thom. didn know what they were GO
az to do. never had a word with Ioavitt about
hat they were going to do. i caught up with
hcm at the high fence eight or ten feet from the
ornor. AS 1 walked by him he jerked this
traw hat of my head and put this gray one on
line. asked him what he meant and he said
That's all right" No walked on down Water
treet and heard the report OF gun behind us
We looked around and saw one man staggering
astwnrd and another running northward. He
Toro n long black coat. light pants and a brown,
)w crowned hat He won't down Wator street
)ward Second and on Second home was sat
fled that leavitt was the man who fred the |
hot and was running away.
LEMUEL Cook, of Clarendon, N. Y,
nd William Hutchinps. of York. Me.